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City of Oakland Utility Users Tax, Measure J (June 2008)
From Ballotpedia
A City of Oakland Utility Users Tax, Measure J ballot question was on the June 3, 2008 ballot for voters in the City of Oakland in Alameda County, California, where it was approved.
When Measure J was approved, the City of Oakland already had a utility users tax in place. What Measure J did was extend the types of telephone services to which the tax applies.
Election results
| Measure J | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 44,694 | 79.59% | ||
| No | 11,460 | 20.41% | ||
- These final, certified, election results are from the Alameda County elections office.
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:
| Measure J: "Without raising current tax rates, shall Oakland's existing telephone utility user tax be modernized so that tax be modernized so that taxpayers are treated equally regardless of technology used?"[1] |
See also
- California 2008 local ballot measures
- Local utility taxes in California
- California Utility User Taxes
External links
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- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
